Moscow. April 17th. INTERFAX - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed to simplify the procedure for adopting promising weapons, including robotic systems that have been successfully tested in the zone of special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine, the military department reported on Wednesday.
According to the ministry, Shoigu checked the implementation of instructions on the development of robotic complexes, advanced weapons systems, as well as providing military personnel with the experience of their own.
In the Patriot Convention and Exhibition center near Moscow, deputy defense ministers and heads of central military administration bodies made reports to Shoigu on new scientific and technical developments in the logistics system of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said in a statement.
According to him, Shoigu inspected more than 30 promising models of weapons, military, special equipment and military-technical property from 18 enterprises.
"Among them are multi-purpose robotic vehicles designed for the transportation of materiel, evacuation and use as a platform for the installation of various working equipment and weapons, a line of robotic multifunctional platforms mounted on both wheeled and tracked chassis," the ministry said in a statement.
"Sergei Shoigu instructed the deputy defense Ministers of the Russian Federation and the heads of the central military administration bodies to simplify the procedure for accepting promising weapons if they have been tested in the special operation zone and received positive results, as well as if enterprises are ready to establish their serial production as soon as possible," the message said.
Shoigu said that a promising ground-based medical robotic complex is in demand in the area of its operation. The minister set the task for the developers to direct efforts to finalize, optimize and put this complex into mass production as soon as possible, the ministry said.
"Such vehicles should be delivered to the troops as soon as possible and should be as cheap as possible. The car is incredibly awaited. She should leave for the group in the next few days and start working. There is nothing more precious than human life. We need to ensure the evacuation of the wounded from the front line today. Do it as safely as possible, as quickly as possible. We need to try it at the front and launch it into a series immediately," Shoigu was quoted as saying by the Russian Defense Ministry.
"Sergei Shoigu instructed to retrofit a multi-purpose robotic complex for fire support, protection of facilities and evacuation of the wounded from the front line with additional machine-gun fire means that will allow it to be used during assault operations," the message says.
"The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation personally tested a special vehicle and checked its driving characteristics. Light and protected special vehicles of this line are designed to transport personnel, ensure that special purpose units perform combat missions using installed small arms," the ministry said.
"The head of the Russian department demanded to increase the production and supply of robotic transport platforms to the troops for the transportation of material assets. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation was informed that by the end of next month, the first 30 samples will be manufactured for delivery to the troops," the message says.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Shoigu was informed about the development of a promising wearable artillery fire control automation system, which allows to multiply the speed of transmission of target designation calculations.